ai4bharat/Pralekha huggingface dataset:
Ministry of Law and Justice
Affordable Judicial Process for Weaker Sections
Government is making every efforts in providing access to justice to the dalits, backward classes and other weaker sections of the society. National Legal Services Authority  has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities  Act, 1987 to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society including beneficiaries covered under Section 12 of the Act, to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities, and to organize Lok Adalats to secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on the basis of equal opportunities.
For this purpose, the legal services institutions have been setup from the Taluk Court level to the Supreme Court. The activities/programmes undertaken by Legal Services Authorities include legal aid and advice; legal awareness programmes; legal services/empowerment camps; legal services clinics; legal literacy clubs; Lok Adalats and implementation of victim compensation scheme.
To enable quick and equitable access to justice, National Legal Services Authority  has launched Legal Services Mobile App on Android and iOS versions to enable easy access to legal aid to common citizens.
Further, a scheme on Access to Justice titled “Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice in India“ has been launched by the Government of India which aims to strengthen pre-litigation advice and consultation through Tele-Law: Reaching the Unreached; ensure pan - India dispensation framework to deliver Pro Bono legal Services through Nyaya Bandhu  programme; facilitate disposal of 15 year old pending cases at the district level through its Nyaya Mitra programme and to empower citizens through Pan India legal literacy and legal awareness programme. The Scheme embeds use of technology and developing contextualized IEC  material in regional / local dialect to supports its intervention and to achieve easy accessibility of legal services to the poor and weakest sections of the society. All these services are provided free of cost to all citizens including the dalits, backward classes and other weaker sections of the society.
This information was given by the Minister for Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Tourism
Full support will be given by Tourism Ministry in preparing a new Tourism Policy for Ladakh : Shri Prahlad Singh Patel
On the third day of Leh tour, the Minister of State for Culture & Tourism , Shri Prahlad Singh Patel held a meeting with all local stakeholders related to tourism sector in Ladakh. DG tourism Smt. Meenakshi Sharma; ADG tourism Ms. Rupinder Brar; Principal SecretaryTourism, Shri Naveen Kumar Chaudhry andsenior officers of Ministry of tourism and Officialsof local bodies were present in the meeting.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minster announced that the Ministry of Tourism will provide full support to the local administration in preparing a new Tourism Policy for Ladakh. He also assured them that if needed, the Ministry people will visit every month to Ladakh to provide their support and help regarding this matter.
The Minister also said that right now Ladakh region has only 14 monuments under ASI protection and the Ministry is willing to increase it to double or triple fold.. He further added that there are several many unknown yet important monuments available in Leh and Kargil regions which can be protected by ASI.
In the meeting, the local stakeholders appreciated Minister’s initiative to visit Ladakh and hold fruitful meetings. They demanded support of Government of India in various matters like better connectivity, better infrastructure, rebate in taxation to boost tourism industry, to promote village tourism and adventure tourism among others. The Union Minister assured them that the Ministry and Government of India have taken their demands positively and full support will be provided to Ladakh to enable quality tourism in order to make it one of the best tourist destinations in the world .
The Meeting started with a presentation given by ShriVikas Rustagi, Joint Director General, Ministryof Tourism regarding roadmap to boost tourism in Ladakh region. In the presentation it was showcased that Ladakh has great potential to attract tourists from across the globe and we need to capitalize the opportunity with better planning. He said that, a special place has been given to Ladakh under Incredible India campaign and we will give more focus to promote it across the world through various platforms.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles death of Shri Bhagubhai Patel, former Minister of Gujarat Government
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief on the demise of Shri Bhagubhai Patel, former Minister of Gujarat Government. The Prime Minister said that Shri Patel's contribution in the field of public service will always be remembered.
The Prime Minister tweeted :
"ગુજરાત સરકારના પૂર્વ મંત્રી શ્રી ભગુભાઈ પટેલના અવસાનથી દુ:ખ થયું. જનસેવા ક્ષેત્રે તેઓનું પ્રદાન હંમેશાં યાદ રહેશે. સદ્ગતના આત્માની શાંતિ માટે પ્રાર્થના તથા શોકગ્રસ્ત પરિવારને સાંત્વના....... ૐ શાંતિ: ||"
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
10,062 students from across the country participate in ‘Bringing the Cheetah Back to India Awareness Programme’
National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi, a subordinate office of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and its Regional Museums located at Mysuru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar and Sawai Madhopur organized awareness programme on Bringing the Cheetah Back to India-Restoring Nation’s Natural Heritage.
This awareness programme was conducted from 14-18th February 2023 and 10,062 students from across the country participated in it.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
UPDATES on COVID-19
Recovered cases 1.75 times the number of Active cases
Gap between recovered and active cases cross 2 lakhs
National Recovery Rate further improves to 62.09%
In a significant achievement, the number of recovered cases has overshot the number of COVID-19 active cases by 2,06,588. The number of recovered cases is 1.75 times  the number of active cases. During the last 24 hours, a total of 19,547 patients have been cured, taking the cumulative figure of recoveries among COVID-19 patients to 4,76,377 as of today. This is a result of focussed attention on effective surveillance through house-to-house contact tracing, early detection, and isolation as well as timely and effective clinical management of COVID-19 cases.
Presently, there are 2,69,789 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.
India’s COVID-19 recovery rate is also steadily increasing. The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients has increased to 62.09% today.
It would perhaps be not fair to compare India to other countries in terms of absolute numbers, India has 195.5 cases per million population which is amongst the lowest in the world. The proactive delineation of containment and buffer zones, aggressive testing, early and timely detection and adherence to clinical protocols & better ICU/hospital management also manifests in India having one of the lowest fatalities in the world. Deaths per million population in India are 15.31 which translates to a fatality rate of 2.75%. Whereas, the global deaths per million population stand at 68.7.
India is also seeing steady increase in growth of daily testing numbers. During the last 24 hours 2,67,061 samples have been tested. As on date, 1,07,40,832 samples have been tested for identification of COVID-19 in the population.
Concerted efforts by MoHFW and ICMR have resulted in an impressive augmentation of the testing labs network in the country, which boosts of 1132 labs comprising 805 labs in the government sector and 327 private labs. The details are:
• Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 603 
• TrueNat based testing labs: 435 
• CBNAAT based testing labs: 94 
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA.
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in and @CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 . List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf .
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN ARMY STEPS UP HOSPITAL FACILITIES AT DELHI CANTONMENT TO FIGHT COVID SURGE
In keeping with its ethos of selfless service to the Nation, the Indian Army has created a number of COVID facilities on a war footing in order to provide extensive medical assistance to veterans and their dependents at a number of places. One such facility has been created at Base Hospital Delhi Cantonment  where the entire hospital has been converted into a Covid hospital with comprehensive arrangements for providing critical care to all incoming patients.
At the start of the current COVID wave, the Base Hospital catered for 340 COVID beds of which just 250 beds were oxygenated. This resource was being severely stretched for additional capacities due to exponential rise in COVID cases. Despite the beds being filled to their capacity, patients over and above this capacity are being treated in the Trauma Centre after obtaining their willingness to wait for beds. A plan was quickly put in place to expand the capacity to 650 COVID beds of which 450 beds will be oxygenated by 30 April 2021. The Intensive Care Unit  is also being enhanced from 12 beds 35 ICU beds by 29 April 2021. Next phase of expansion will see the present capacity being augmented to 900 oxygenated beds by the second week of June 2021.
For efficient patient management, a new COVID OPD under a specialist medical team is functioning round the clock for screening positive patients for home isolation, investigation, treatment advice and admission under a single roof. This team clinically examines approximately 500 patients on a daily basis and appropriate medical advice is rendered. The endeavor is to ensure that all critical cases are provided appropriate treatment.
In another initiative, a COVID tele-consultancy & Information Management Cell under a senior officer is functioning 24 x 7 rendering medical advice as well as information about admitted patients with due sensitivity. On an average, 1200-1300 calls are handled by this cell suggesting that the facility is well subscribed. Some of the functions being performed by the Cell include:-
- Telephonic consultation including provision of expert medical advice.
- Updates regarding admitted patients to relatives.
- Guidance regarding bed availability/admissions.
- COVID test reports.
- Coordination of personal requests from patients/ relatives.
- Information regarding COVID vaccination.
Citizens can make use of the following numbers to avail this facility:-
- 011-25683580
- 011-25683585
- 011-25683581
- 37176 
Indian Army will spare no efforts to augment medical capacities to match the expanding requirements caused by the exponential rise in daily cases. In the current crisis, when all available medical resources are being marshalled to the best of our ability, veterans are requested to extend full support and encourage military medical professionals who are performing their duties with utmost dedication and sincerity.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 608
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 216 Crore landmark milestone
More than 15 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 216 Crore  landmark milestone today. More than 15 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
|
|
Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
10414753
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
10112780
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
6915706
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
18435907
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
17709068
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
13457134
|
|
Age Group 12-14 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
40757891
|
|
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
31138941
|
|
Age Group 15-18 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
61845496
|
|
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
52784490
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
561018115
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
514771737
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
82498428
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
203982342
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
196718939
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
43512787
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
127635982
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
122979634
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
44827974
|
|
Cumulative 1st dose administered
|
|
1024090486
|
|
Cumulative 2nd dose administered
|
|
946215589
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
191212029
|
|
Total
|
|
2161518104
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
|
|
Date: 15th September, 2022 
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
26
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
158
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
8071
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
39
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
369
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
14986
|
|
Age Group 12-14 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
26661
|
|
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
65729
|
|
Age Group 15-18 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
13100
|
|
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
33513
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
19003
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
85968
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
782555
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
2747
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
17266
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
318590
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
2333
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
14253
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
165774
|
|
Cumulative 1st dose administered
|
|
63909
|
|
Cumulative 2nd dose administered
|
|
217256
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
1289976
|
|
Total
|
|
1571141
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Defence
Schools bands to perform at National War Memorial
School bands will now perform at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on a regular rotation basis. A decision to this effect has been jointly taken by Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Education has directed the Central Board of Secondary Education  to prepare a schedule of school bands in consultation with Ministry of Education and Government of NCT of Delhi so that schools bands can perform at the NWM. The place, themes, tunes etc. of the band can be decided in coordination with Directorate of National War Memorial & Museum, Headquarter Integrated Defence Staff  keeping in view the sanctity of the Memorial.
The Ministry of Education has also requested the Education Departments of all States/Union Territories to select one band from the schools of their respective states to perform in coordination with NWM&M, HQ IDS as a part of regular schedule. The CBSE will coordinate with all the schools in coordination with Ministry of Defence.
The tentative date for performances of these school bands at the NWM is from February 22, 2022, ahead of the third anniversary of the dedication of the NWM to the nation. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had dedicated the NWM to the nation on February 25, 2019.
The objective of this initiative is to inculcate the values of patriotism, devotion to duty, courage and sacrifice among the school children and increase the participation of people, especially the youth, so that they experience the various facets associated with the iconic war memorial. It carries forward the vision of the Veer Gatha project which was jointly organised by Ministries of Defence and Culture to raise awareness among children about the gallant stories of the war heroes and instil the feeling of nationalism in their formative years through enhanced exposure.
Ministry of Culture
11th edition of ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav to be inaugurated tomorrow at Cooch Behar
Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav will be celebrated from 14th to 28th February, 2021 in West Bengal
The Governor of West Bengal Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar in the presence of Minister of State  for Culture and Tourism, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel will inaugurate the 11th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav on 14th February, 2021 at Cooch Behar Palace at Cooch Behar in West Bengal.
The Ministry of Culture is mandated with the task of preservation, promotion and propagation of Indian Culture, both tangible and intangible which inter-alia includes traditional folk dances and art forms, performing arts and rich tribal heritage. It organizes cultural programs, festivals and theatrical performances to fulfill this mandate.
Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav, the flagship festival of this Ministry organized since 2015 with the active participation of Seven Zonal Culture Centres has been playing a pivotal role to take the vibrant culture of India out to the masses instead of confining to auditoria and galleries. It has been instrumental in showcasing, folk and tribal art, dance, music, cuisines & culture of one state in other states reinforcing the cherished goal of “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” and at the same time providing an effective platform to the artists and artisans to support their livelihood. Ten editions of RSM have been held till date since November, 2015 in various states and cities such as Delhi, Varanasi, Bengaluru, Tawang, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tehri and Madhya Pradesh.
The eleventh edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav is being held between 14th to 28th February, 2021 in West Bengal at Cooch Behar , Darjeeling  and Murshidabad .
This RSM assumes more significance as it is taking place as we are emerging out of the COVID Pandemic which has severely impacted the cultural sector. Through this event the ministry endeavours to provide the much-needed support and assistance to the artists as well as the confidence that cultural functions can be now organized taking into account all necessary precautions.
Renowned artists including local artists will be a part of this major festival. The Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav-2021 will cover a profusion of folk art forms and it would offer the chance to experience the best in established and emerging virtuosity. The RSM will reconnect the people, especially the youth, with their indigenous culture, its multi-faceted nature, magnificence, opulence and historical importance in the context of India as a Nation over the millennia.
This RSM which is being organized in West Bengal will enhance mutual understanding and bonding between people of diverse cultures, thereby securing stronger unity and integrity of India.
Ministry of Railways
Freight figures continue to maintain the high momentum in terms of earnings and loading in the month of December 2020 for Indian Railways
In the month of December 2020, Indian Railways loading was 118.13 million tonnes which is 8.54% higher compare to last year’s loading  for the same period
In this period Indian Railways earned Rs. 11788.11 crores from freight loading which is also Rs. 757.74 crores  higher compare to last year’s earnings
Freight figures continue to maintain the high momentum in terms of earnings and loading in the month of December 2020 for Indian Railways.
On mission mode, Indian Railways' Freight loading for the month of December 2020 crossed last year’s loading and earnings for the same period.
In the month of December 2020, Indian Railways loading was 118.13 million tonnes which is 8.54% higher compare to last year’s loading for the same period .
In this period Indian Railways earned Rs. 11788.11 crores from freight loading which is also Rs. 757.74 crores  higher compare to last year’s earnings for the same period .
In the month of December 2020, Indian Railways loading was 118.13 million tonnes which includes 50.67 million tonnes of coal, 15.31 million tonnes of iron ore, 6.13 million tonnes of foodgrains, 5.23 million tonnes of fertilizers, 4.3 million tonnes of mineral oil and 7.46 million tonnes of cement .
It is worth mentioning that a number of concessions/ discounts are also being given in Indian Railways to make Railways Freight movement very attractive.
It may be noted that improvements in freight movements will be institutionalized and incorporated in the upcoming zero based time table.
COVID 19 has been used by Indian Railways an opportunity to improve all round efficiencies and performances.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Notification for constitution of National Road Safety Board
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has notified constitution of the National Road Safety Board, along with Rules thereof, on 3rd September, 2021. The Rules specify provisions regarding its composition , eligibility for Chairman and Members of the Board, selection process, term of office, procedure for resignation and removal, powers and functions of the Board, meetings of the Board etc.
The Head Office of the Board shall be in the National Capital Region and the Board may establish offices at other places in India. It shall consist of the Chairman and not less than three, but not exceeding seven Members, to be appointed by the Central Government.
The Board shall be responsible for promoting road safety, innovation and adoption of new technology and for regulating traffic and motor vehicles. For this purposes, inter alia, the Board shall
- Formulate specific standards for road safety, traffic management and road construction for hilly regions; guidelines for capacity building and development of skills for traffic police, hospital authorities, highway authorities, educational and research organizations and other organizations; guidelines for establishing and operating trauma facilities and para-medical facilities, for consideration by the Central Government.
- provide technical advice and assistance to the Central Government, State Governments and local authorities on road safety and traffic management;
- promote  Good Samaritans; good practices in road safety and traffic management; new vehicle technology in the field of vehicular engineering;co-ordination with international organizations; andconsistency between international technical standards and domestic technical standards,
- conduct research to improve road safety, traffic management, crash investigation.